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Tim Cook to Deliver 2018 Commencement Address at Duke University on May 13

Saturday January 20, 2018 7:13 pm PST by Eric Slivka
Duke University today announced that Apple CEO Tim Cook will deliver the 2018 commencement address on May 13 in Wallace Wade Stadium on the university's campus in Durham, North Carolina. Cook earned an MBA from Duke's Fuqua School of Business in 1988 and has served on the university's Board of Trustees since 2015.
"I am absolutely delighted that Tim Cook will be returning to campus as this spring's commencement speaker," said [Duke President Vincent E.] Price. "Throughout his career, Tim has embodied Duke's values of innovation and service to society, whether through his contributions to Apple's groundbreaking technology or his advocacy for social justice. I can imagine no better person, and no bigger Duke fan, to inspire the Class of 2018."
As part of today's announcement, Duke included a brief video revealing its commencement speaker selection using Animoji, with Cook making an appearance as the fox.

"From the first day I walked onto campus more than 30 years ago, Duke has been a source of inspiration and pride for me -- both professionally and through the deep personal friendships that have endured to this day," said Cook. "It's my honor to be returning to salute the class of 2018 as they begin the next chapter of their lives as Duke graduates."
In addition to this year's upcoming appearance at Duke, Cook has delivered a number of other commencement addresses in recent years, including at his undergraduate alma mater Auburn University in 2010, at George Washington University in 2015, and at Massachusetts Institute of Technology last year.

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MacFather
20 months ago
I would rather watch Steve Jobs’s Commencement Speech at Stanford all day long.
Rating: 18 Votes
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Piggie
20 months ago
Has anyone noticed Tim has the habit all the time, again and again starting a sentence with:

"I couldn't be more"

I couldn't be more excitied
I couldn't be more happier

etc etc.....
Rating: 17 Votes
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ImperialForces
20 months ago
Give the speech to a collage that doesn’t charge $200,000 for a 4 year degree.

Duke is Puke. Tar Heels!!!!
Rating: 13 Votes
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Rogifan
20 months ago
OK I don’t mind Animoji but man this was cringeworthy.
Rating: 10 Votes
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ThunderSkunk
20 months ago
I just want to see Tim Cook get up there and say he finally saw The Last Jedi and deliver an impassioned hour long rant on everything wrong with it, to a completely bewildered audience.

Make it one for the ages, Tim.
Rating: 9 Votes
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japanime
20 months ago

These things are always a drag to sit through.

I disagree. Most of us only get to sit through a handful of them; our own, perhaps one for a brother or sister, and then those for our own children. All should be proud moments, and not something we find boring.

Oh, and I'd hardly call the commencement speech linked below "a drag."

https://www.ted.com/talks/steve_jobs_how_to_live_before_you_die
Rating: 8 Votes
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simonmet
20 months ago

I just can't stand Tim Cook's speaking style... Long, drawn out, often sounds like he's whispering outloud, just the general tone doesn't sit with me.


You’re not alone, and with good reason - he’s objectively a terrible public speaker; one of the worst I’ve ever heard. Not helped by that southern drawl but more annoying because he speaks with such an air of arrogance and with such faux emotiveness that’s not genuine even in the slightest.

A southern accent sounds great from someone who’s warm, open and funny, but Tim Cook is none of these things - not even close. He’s as dry as the Atacama and as soulless as a robot designed by a robot!

I like Apple products, I just wish the company had a CEO who wasn’t such an econocrat snooze-fest. It’s really hurting Apple’s image. Dare I say, he’s turning Apple evil.
Rating: 8 Votes
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swingerofbirch
20 months ago
These things are always a drag to sit through. Tim Cook isn't worse than the majority of anodyne commencement speakers. He's just the same, which is bad.
Rating: 6 Votes
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HiVolt
20 months ago

These things are always a drag to sit through. Tim Cook isn't worse than the majority of anodyne commencement speakers. He's just the same, which is bad.


I just can't stand Tim Cook's speaking style... Long, drawn out, often sounds like he's whispering outloud, just the general tone doesn't sit with me.
Rating: 6 Votes
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Williesleg
20 months ago
Summary of the speech before the speech
- You can do anything you want even if you aren't good at it. It's society's responsibility to provide you that opportunity.
- Apple is good. We collect a lot of data, it keeps us so busy! In fact so busy we're done innovating. Our datacenters aren't running CAD programs to design new stuff, they're just watching everything you're doing!
- My bonus is mine! I love my jet! And you all should feel guilty for your brothers and sisters.
- The iPhone X is really good! Go buy it and hold it tight! I know it's slippery and it'll crack just by even looking at the ground, but that's your problem. I've got your cash and your information!
- I wish I could crack music! I mean I paid tons of cash for a mediocre headphone company and it just frustrates the heck out of me. Please subscribe! Please!
- Learn to code. Swift only.
- Live your dream! After all, I'm living your dream, and it's all mine! But I appear sensitive so that's all that matters.
Rating: 6 Votes

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